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title: "10 Writer Musician Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Writer Musician quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Writer Musician sayings and thoughts."
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> [I know I'm born to be a writer and a musician - that's what I love and am supposed to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruel/i-know-i-m-born-to-be-a-writer-and-a-musician-that-s-what-i-love-and/)

[Ruel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/ruel-7628_birth_i-know-i-m-born-to-be-a-writer-and-a-mus_1868894.jpg)

> [Every record, you've got more experiences to draw on as a writer and a musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-cantrell/every-record-you-ve-got-more-experiences-to-draw-on-as-a-writer-and-a/)

[Jerry Cantrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-cantrell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/436/jerry-cantrell-23468_draw_every-record-you-ve-got-more-experiences_1513794.png)

> [I was always interested in being a writer. Yet, at the time, it somehow seemed more unfeasible to be a writer than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/i-was-always-interested-in-being-a-writer-yet-at-the-time-it-somehow/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/michelle-zauner-5132_always_i-was-always-interested-in-being-a-write_2790948.jpg)

> [I hope to be a writer and musician my whole life, fingers crossed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-hope-to-be-a-writer-and-musician-my-whole-life-fingers-crossed/)

[Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/mitski-6905_fingers-crossed_i-hope-to-be-a-writer-and-musician-my-wh_102128.jpg)

> [There's something really natural to me about being what they call in the business a "hyphenate." Being a musician-actor or writer-musician-actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lola-kirke/there-s-something-really-natural-to-me-about-being-what-they-call-in/)

[Lola Kirke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lola-kirke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e30/lola-kirke-19867_actors_there-s-something-really-natural-to-me-a_2043122.jpg)

> [Everything around a writer, or musician in the record business, probably everything in all the United States or in all of western…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-bone-burnett/everything-around-a-writer-or-musician-in-the-record-business/)

[T Bone Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-bone-burnett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/t-bone-burnett-15022_business_everything-around-a-writer-or-musician-i_2080436.png)

> [I was 16 when we made the first song. We've been touring for half a decade together and we've had quite a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-biersack/i-was-16-when-we-made-the-first-song-we-ve-been-touring-for-half-a/)

[Andy Biersack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-biersack/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/416/andy-biersack-2427_bits_i-was-16-when-we-made-the-first-song-we_2290341.png)

> [I have always been a singer, a writer, and a musician, not as a prodigy or as in a trade handed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-have-always-been-a-singer-a-writer-and-a-musician-not-as-a-prodigy/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc3/anonymous-1_command_i-have-always-been-a-singer-a-writer-and_396631.jpg)

> [I could say I'm a writer or that I'm a musician but I don't really do music; I do music to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-barratt/i-could-say-i-m-a-writer-or-that-i-m-a-musician-but-i-don-t-really-do/)

[Julian Barratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-barratt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d8/julian-barratt-9101_actor_i-could-say-i-m-a-writer-or-that-i-m-a-m_374366.jpg)

> [Don't decide that you're going to be a writer or musician and just expect it to happen because it's a big gamble…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-bemis/don-t-decide-that-you-re-going-to-be-a-writer-or-musician-and-just/)

[Max Bemis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-bemis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cb/max-bemis-32228_bigs_don-t-decide-that-you-re-going-to-be-a-w_2619096.jpg)

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